The search continues for the person who shot at a West Palm Beach fire engine Saturday morning.

The shooting happened just before 9 a.m., inside the shopping center parking lot located at 828 Southern Blvd.

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Battalion chief Kevin Lewis said on of his fire captains was inside the engine but he was not injured.

"The captain heard the shot and did not immediately realize what it was until he saw the side of the truck and saw the bullet hole," said Lewis.

Detectives are attempting to locate an SUV and its occupants who were near the scene at the time of the shooting.

The battalion chief is glad nobody was injured but doesn't understand why something like this would happen.

"The department itself is just actually blown away that someone would actually fire at a fire truck," Lewis said. "I'm just glad we're not talking about one of my guys being shot right now and just talking about a vehicle. We're supposed to be the good guys. We're there to help. We're not there to get shot at," said Lewis.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Vertefeuille at 822-1673 or Crime Stoppers.